Performing on stage at 87,the comedian is still in it for the long haul. And with at least five hours of relentless japery to sit through, so is his audience I hadn’t sat down in Darlington Civic theatre two minutes when someone offered me a midget gem. Alex and his girlfriend Leanne, or holder of the gems,were outside the demographic for Ken Dodd’s Happiness tour by some decades, at 29 and 31 respectively – but this crew gain more in common than generation. They all really like sweets (the couple on my other side had more fruit pastilles than Ive ever seen in one handbag). And they gain concentration spans that baffle belief. “Bring a flask, and ” said the lady at the box office,a couple of days before. “Bring blankets. Bring breakfast.” In the lobby, there was a clock for curtains down showing one in the morning. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com